Example sentences of "[vb past] as if [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her scalp gleamed as if freshly oiled , and pornographic tattoos seemed to writhe across it with a life of their own . |
| 2 | The stone gleamed as if freshly washed whilst every window was glazed , some with pure glass , others , despite the poor light , even displaying brave heraldic emblems in a variety of hues . |
| 3 | Corbett rose as if about to leave . |
| 4 | Her hair never looked unkempt , but always shone as if newly brushed and was usually tied in a pony-tail with well-ironed blue or pink ribbon . |
| 5 | Charles Wilson broadly agreed , while Humphrey spoke as if directly coached by the British ( he also anticipated in striking fashion the language of Henry Kissinger in the early 1970s ) . |
| 6 | Though chopped every which way , the whole tentacle squirmed towards where they stood as if still joined together , glued by some adhesive force from outside the normal universe . |